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牢
láo
1.
firm
2.
sturdy
3.
fold (for animals)
4.
sacrifice
5.
prison
Very Common • Top 2%
✏️ 7 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
地牢
dìláo
prison
坐牢
zuòláo
to be imprisoned
坚牢
jiānláo
strong
套牢
tàoláo
to immobilize with a lasso
水牢
shuǐláo
prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed
牢友
láoyǒu
inmate
牢固
láogù
firm
牢子
láozǐ
jailer (old)
牢房
láofáng
jail cell
牢牢
láoláo
firmly
牢狱
láoyù
prison
牢笼
láolóng
cage
牢记
láojì
to keep in mind
牢靠
láokào
firm and solid
牢骚
láosāo
discontent
监牢
jiānláo
prison
蹲牢
dūnláo
to be behind bars
钉牢
dīngláo
to nail
吃牢饭
chīláofàn
to do prison time (Tw)
牢什子
láoshízi
variant of [[勞什子|劳什子<láoshízi>]]
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,695
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,704 of 84,292